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Leiland Corkill

Woman jailed for murdering baby she wanted to adopt

A judge says Laura Castle was "selfish" and it was a tragedy the adoption was not ended.

  • 6h6 hours ago
  • Cumbria

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    Leiland Corkill

    Woman jailed for murdering baby she wanted to adopt

    A judge says Laura Castle was "selfish" and it was a tragedy the adoption was not ended.

    • 6h6 hours ago
    • Cumbria

    Related content

    • How a baby was killed by his prospective mother
    • Woman guilty of murdering baby she wanted to adopt
    • Prospective mum 'forever known as baby killer'

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    • How a baby was killed by his prospective mother
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    A66 between Kemplay and Brough

    Woman killed in three-vehicle crash named

    Christine Gooding, 61, was a passenger in a car involved in the collision on the A66 near Warcop.

    • 3h3 hours ago
    • Cumbria
    Pig farmer Anna Longthorp

    Why some farmers are turning away from the Tories

    The mood is shifting in an industry destabilised by economic shocks and post-Brexit reforms.

    • 17h17 hours ago
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    Penrith's Pooley New Bridge

    Penrith's Pooley New Bridge wins architecture award

    Penrith's Pooley New Bridge and the Fratry building in Carlisle receive a 2022 RIBA North West Award.

      Cow

      Man who illegally slaughtered cow fined

      Thomas Mullin was not licensed to slaughter livestock when he killed the animal.

      • 4h4 hours ago
      • Lancashire
      Marc Manning

      Health worker jailed for sex assaults on men

      Marc Manning duped his victims into believing he was carrying out routine hernia tests.

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      Woman killed in three-vehicle crash named

      Christine Gooding, 61, was a passenger in a car involved in the collision on the A66 near Warcop.

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